US EditionNews24 | Russia Deliberately Attacking Ukraine Hotels Where Journalists Stay, Say NGOs
- A report published on May 16, 2025, by an international press freedom group and a Ukrainian war crimes documentation organization accused Russian forces of intentionally targeting hotels near the front lines in Ukraine where journalists are known to stay.
- These attacks follow Russia’s large-scale military offensive launched in early 2022 and mark a transition from sporadic incidents to a continuous, deliberate campaign targeting accommodations used by media personnel.
- At least 31 strikes have hit 25 hotels housing journalists, injuring seven and killing at least 13 journalists, mostly on Ukrainian soil, often using ballistic missiles at night.
- The report condemned these attacks as “methodical and coordinated targeting” that violate international law, calling for prosecutions at national levels and especially the International Criminal Court.
- These incidents seem to be deliberate actions by Russia intended to intimidate journalists and limit independent reporting on the conflict, potentially reducing frontline coverage and constituting violations of international humanitarian law.
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Russia Is Targeting Ukrainian Hotels to Discourage Journalists, Report Says
KYIV - Russia has struck 25 hotels near Ukraine’s front lines from the beginning of the war in 2022 through March in what appears to be a campaign to discourage journalism in the area, according to a report by the media rights group Reporters Without Borders and a Ukrainian organization, Truth Hounds.
In Ukraine, Russian Army Deliberately Targets Journalists' Hotels, According to RSF
An investigation by two NGOs shows how the Russian armed forces systematically target hotels located in areas close to the front in Ukraine and known to host journalists. A reporter was killed and seven others were injured in 31 attacks.
Report: Russian Attacks Should Deter Media: “A Signal”
Russian attacks on hotels in Ukraine are a deliberate way to hinder media coverage of the war, Reporters Without Borders writes in a new report. “They are not shying away from doing everything they can to silence the media,” says Erik Larsson, the organization’s chairman in Sweden.
Russia Intentionally Bombes Hotels Where Foreign Journalists Are Arrested, Accuses NGOs Reporters Without Frontiers
Non-governmental organizations Non-Fraud Reporters (RSF) and Truth Hounds have denounced Russia's "delegated strategy" on Friday, according to them, in bombing Ukrainian hotels where journalists are located, for "to reduce them to silence"...
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